Streets of Hope

"Will do," Tam replied, and pulled the throttle from the shelves, walking back across the room to set it on the counter. The unease she'd felt was lesser now, but still she kept a polite smile on and watched the storefront, now with the the minimal barrier of the counter between her and th...

"Yeah. First day," she replied, still working her way quickly over each shelf. If the Pilus set things in any particular order, the things *should* be about-

"No, no, no- by rights it should be *here* if there was any sense in the world- no, no... *hu*llo..."

Crap. First day on the job, and I know where zip is.

"Nothing that stands out to mind, but lemme take a look around," Tam said, scanning as she turned to the shelves.

"Here, lemme handle this," Tam said, stepping in from the sidelines. She reached out an arm to Frank for him to take, should he choose to, and kept a politely neutral look on her face. The fellows had a not-unfamiliar attitude, the sort that made 'bodyguard mode' feel one step away and itc...

Rummaging for the box, Tam offered a brief nod in response to the scarred old man as she brought it over, then set it down in front of Frank.

Tam didn't precisely relax, but neither did she feel the need to slip into either looming-bodyguard or save-yourself mode now that the fellow had brought in his boss, and there was less tension and more intent to get down to business in the room. She kept right on 'organizing' things, switching shel...

Tam stepped back and let Brenner take the lead, holding the customer's attention while she moved over to a shelf and began- ostensibly- organizing and straightening things, inasmuch as they could be organized and straightened, with such an eclectic mix. From time to time she turned this way or that,...

Tam smiled in response, letting Brenner enthuse with camaraderie for a moment before asking after his comments on the Russians, et all.

"You get a lot of trouble with those guys?"

"That's- what?" Tam sputtered to a stop in the middle of what she was doing, finally pulling out of her zone.

"That's- awfully generous."

Ooh, Demonoid's back?